Geothermal regime and genesis of the Ninety-East and Chagos-Laccadive ridges

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 289-302

  Verzhbitsky, E V ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; HOT SPOT; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRANSFORM FAULT;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0037377207     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(02)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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